PHOTOS: Marine flare found and safely exploded on Fairhaven beach

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Humboldt County Sheriff’s Explosives Ordinance Disposal Team member Luke Mathieson walks to the beach in Fairhaven to blow up the marine flare found there on Thursday morning. (Shaun Walker — The Times-Standard)

A beachgoer discovered the cylinder, which was later determined to be a marine flare. The Humboldt County Sheriffs Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) Team consulted with the Beale Air Force Base EOD Unit to determine the type of flare found and the proper procedure for rendering such a flare safe. (Shaun Walker — The Times-Standard)

A man walking his dog looks at the flare scene from the west side of the taped-off area well before it was blown up. (Shaun Walker — The Times-Standard)

Humboldt County Sheriff’s Explosives Ordinance Disposal Team member Luke Mathieson, center, walks to the beach in Fairhaven to blow up the marine flare found there on Thursday morning with colleagues Nathan Cumbow, left, and Bryan Maus near their trailer with a remote control robot. (Shaun Walker — The Times-Standard)